You’re on the west coast chillin with some surfer bras. The homie on your right has a retro boom box. He pops in his mix tape, and it sucks, badly…. Bummer right? For tragic times like these, I give you 10 upbeat alternative songs for summer fun or just as a way to lift your spirits. Enjoy….

1 – The Future Freaks Me Out by Motion City Soundtrack
2 – Don’t Ask Me by Ok Go
3 – Stars by Switchfoot
4 – Where Are We Runnin’? by Lenny Kravitz
5 – In Too Deep by Sum 41
6 – Jerk It Out by Caesars
7 – Goodnight Goodnight by Hot Hot Heat
8 – Me and Mia by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
9 – Looks Like They Were Right by Lit
10 – First Straw by 311